AN ATHEIST DISCIPLE

RJ Parthasarathy retired from Department of Atomic Energy as Head Planning. In spite of a hectic scientific career, he kept the spark of creativity alive in writing poems prolifically that were published in various leading newspapers like the Deccan Herald and others. He published a collection of poetry titled The Flaming Wind in 2005. RJ Kalpana, his daughter received her PhD from the University of Mumbai. She has published a 3-vol set on Feminist Issues in Indian Literature: Feminism and Family, Feminism and the Individual, Feminism and Sexual Poetics. She has published Temple Dreams, a book of poetry and has won prizes for her poetry which have appeared in both national and international journals and anthologies. She served on the Editorial Board for the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Her collection of short stories and a second poetry collection is to be published shortly. Professionally she is a consultant for Knowledge Management. This book profiles the life of an outstanding individual who faced life with God by his side. From Brahmanism to Atheism to Theosophy it was a long and hard journey taken by R Jagannathiah. The biography explores this inspiring figure in all his complexity and captures his hardships, his philantrophy, his teachings and the many splendoured magic of occult journeys he undertook. The world is a better place because of him. This book gives a rare glimpse of history into the life and times of a spiritualist contemporary of Madame Blavatsky. He serves as an excellent role model for people on the spiritual path.